New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-25
WORKING FOR MORE RAPID TRANSIT.
PROBLEMS BEFORE TIE COMMISSION
FROM RIVAL COMPANIES.

PROBLEMS BEFORE TIE Observation-Disclosures
PROM RIVAL COMPANIES
The Manhattan Railway Company Rapid Transit
Commission held it's second sesson yesterday in the
Mutual Lite Insurance Comranys building 10 deter
NINE where that corporation should construct more
elevated roads John NJ ScribBcr John n. Strahan
Lawson y. Fuller and representatives. Of the Cable
the Arcade. and the Underground Railroad COM
panies watched the proceedings and occasional ~ got
chance to say something.
General Ningate presented the formal protest OF
the metropolitan Transit Company against the COM
missions LAYING oil route IN Hcst a.. claiming a
prior right there Attention was called TO the opinions
OF William NJ. Evarts, oA-Judge William q. Choate
and others that the Metropolitan charter valid.
TO the inquire, OF Julien +. Davies General Win
gate said that be did not regard the cOmulss
court did propose 10 argue the point and ould
merely leave the protest tor the commission TO act
upon. Then he walked away with President Robert
Bliss
The plans of construction then taken up. Mr..
Davies argued that the Manhattan Railway Com
phny aoDe had the right TO complete the terry con
ncctions originally contemplated IN its scheme. MIR.
Davies next undertook the pleasing but somewhat
complicated task OF setting the commission straight
The ange OF railroad laws Of this State from II 40
down To date.
Commissioner Anderson asked n Mr. Da, les
thought that in West-st., for instance the commits
sion had power to lay out route already designated
Tor elevated rOnte. Mr.. Davies replied ahrma
lively, although the commission vould not have the
exclusive right. Theroupon Mr. Anderson wished
L. know what Mr.. Dnvics would DO with the recent
the of the Kings County Railroad Company.
Mr.. Davies confessed that he had not yet read the
decision.
Mr. Anderson informed Nj. Davies that IL would
not be necessary 10 prove the need utility of the
~ opposed routes IN West and South sts as every
rightthinking man must acknowledge the advisabll-
ity of these What the commission wished was
that Mr. Davies should present hrs plans and give the
commission opportunity to the nature and pecu-
liaIiiies OF the proposed new structure.
Lawson n. Fuller said that he represented "A large
nun OF propert above Fiitv-ninth-st and
west OF the park lie complained that the Manhattan
people did not 90 far enough they went only ms tar
az Chrstopher-st. and there proposed TO turn the
additional passengers on TO the main line az Sixth
ave. already overcrowded. lie did not think that any
company should thus lie allowed to take The cream
OF the travel and leave the Manhattanyle skim milk
out in the cold. lie wanted the route to eatrnd rp
Tenth ave to KinPsbridge. The original commission
OF IS. did lay out that route but the co,apany had
dropped that part OF its route which il though
would not be profitable and had built only what they
thought would DO the profitable portion Tho city
had been built up on tue East Side and Tor the next
ten years the increase of population in the porthwest
psJ; OF the island would be Immense
Abram l.. Earle, secretary OF the Cable Railway
Company stated that this company proposed 10 build
an elevated cable road in West-st and Icptb-aye and
also in South at. to Catharinc-st. The cable people
will be heard further Tomorrow.